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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 149 - 188).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after meeting did the stone thrower and the glass woman get married?
(a) 7 months and 7 days.
(b) 11 months and 10 days.
(c) 14 months and 8 days.
(d) 1 month and 1 day.

2. What is Sarah's secret about her heritage?
(a) That her father was black.
(b) That both her parents were black.
(c) That her mother was black.
(d) That she has one black grandparent.

3. Who does Caridad think she might be able to be friends with who has just moved to the Naples community?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Eloise.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Sarah.

4. What evidence do the police find of Savvie's and Carolina's abduction that is particularly difficult for the sisters to confront?
(a) Knives.
(b) Handcuffs.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Videotapes.

5. Why does the narrator in the story "A Pat" seek out desperate people to help?
(a) Her mother once told her to look for ugly, hopeless people to make friends with.
(b) She does many other bad things, so she feels the need to balance them with acts of charity.
(c) She is mandated as part of her parole agreement to do community service.
(d) Her father told her to be kind to people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hanna's husband?

2. What happens to the stone thrower's wife as they have sex?

3. How does Bianca meet her husband?

4. Where does Stephanie's father take her on Saturday mornings in the story "In the Event of my Father's Death"?

5. Where does a frigid woman go at night in the story "Difficult Women"?

(see the answer key)

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